In light of the current Weinergate scandal, Retrevo has decided to examine the topic of unfortunate postings. The site ran a survey and found that 35 percent of those questioned said yes, they had posted something online that they later regretted. That number rose to 54 percent for respondents under 25 and dropped to 32 percent for those over 25. Memo to that young 54 percent: wait till you start applying for jobs and those pics of you doing keg stands is just a Google search away.

Of the people who had posted something they later regretted, 11 percent said it didn't cause any other problems, 3 percent said it ruined their marriage or relationship, 6 percent said it caused problems at work or home, and 15 percent said it caused problems but they were able to remove it. You can read the entire survey results at Retrevo's blog.

Troy Dreier is a technology writer and editor based in Jersey City, NJ. He’s the editor of OnlineVideo.net, senior associate editor for StreamingMedia.com, and a former staff editor for PC Magazine. He’s @tdreier on Twitter.
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